Active Shooter
The Active Shooter topic gives patrol officers and SWAT team members an invaluable resource to find news articles, tactical tips and expert commentary for active shooter response.
The number of attacks is alarming, but we are seeing more stories about successes from police intervention before and during attacks
A recent documentary features the words of the officers who responded to the shooting, as well as a multitude of recordings of 911 callers and radio transmissions made during the event. Here’s what we can learn
“This is about the opportunity to function as a guardian before we have to function as a warrior.”
The shooting began at a daycare center, then the assailant shot dead more people as he drove back to his house, where he killed his wife and child before taking his own life
This lightweight, gimmick-free shield, is designed to protect an individual officer on the move from rifle rounds
The shooter did extensive research on earlier killers to learn their methods and mistakes to shape his own plans
“I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t scared. It didn’t hinder anyone on my team’s actions. We did what we had to do.”
Five years after the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting, first responders have access to a 50,000-square-foot high-tech tactical training center
The four-part series includes stories from first responders and new footage from the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history
Hundreds of students went into lockdown as police swarmed the grounds searching for the shooter who is still at large
Police did not say whether the person killed was a patient, employee or visitor
Even if a detailed plan for every contingency isn’t possible, just having the idea of what might happen can lessen the shock and improve response
The hours-long rampage had police warning people across the city to shelter in place
Donald Ray Surrett Jr., 66, two-decade U.S. Army veteran, waited in his hiding spot until the gunman looked the other way
In social media posts, the gunman said he struggled to recover from pandemic isolation, expressed hatred for himself and indicated a planned school attack
The employee, who tried to disarm the gunman, was killed along with a customer in the market
The man showed up at Omaha Catholic Charities firing blanks and staging “victims” who appeared to have been wounded
Chief Pete Arredondo is the first officer dismissed over the law enforcement response to the May 24 tragedy
“We can breach that classroom or that door as quickly as possible to get in and stop or neutralize a threat,” sheriff said
“I encourage all eligible LE agencies to apply for this additional funding as we work together to keep all Texans safe,” Gov. Greg Abbott said
Following reports of an armed man on campus, parents attempted to get inside an elementary school
Officers need to be trained to that level of response – and SWAT officers are the ideal training resource
“I talked to them before the school year started and told them, ‘You will risk your lives for the safety of our community.’ They get that,” Sheriff John Mina said
The department will create policies and procedures to ensure the equipment is only used during an active shooter event or emergency situation
“Let me be very clear: You are not coming into my schools and killing our children,” Sheriff Wayne Ivey said
Chief Pedro Lopez said his 200 officers need ballistic shields, rifles and ammunition in order to stop a school shooter
An interview with six officers on duty that night was released on the three-year anniversary of the mass shooting
The panelists and their law enforcement escorts will be accompanied into the building
Enhancing individual and organizational performance is founded upon full comprehension of the “how” and “why” performance did not meet expectations
The article discussed small town PDs in the US and the disastrous response in Uvalde as though they were related
This Southern California agency is implementing early intervention to prevent potential school safety threats from materializing into violence
Robert Crimo has been indicted by a grand jury on 21 first-degree murder counts, 48 counts of attempted murder and 48 counts of aggravated battery
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